The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI)
GRIx, the Global Risks Index system, is the risk data fabric: indicators, datasets and derived risk products for countries and sectors, each with its source, method, version and evidence label.
Fig.The Nexus cycle, from question to renewal. Design, not a record of a run.
GRIx Ontology and Semantic Risk Studio is the Nexus Foundry system for the risk ontology, indices and evidence packs that register, standardize, link and score risk data. It serves 34 platforms, among them Water Nexus and Food Nexus, and its stated limit is that source rights and limitations persist in every product. Access is through an authorized project with an accountable owner, data terms and a review plan.
Urban demand centres and the hubs that anchor digital and data infrastructure, shown for Kenya as an example geography for this subject.
Country risk analysis combines official statistics, Earth observation, model outputs and expert assessments with different definitions, units and update cycles. A risk data fabric harmonises them while keeping each value's lineage, so that a composite never hides what it is made of.
| Reference | Relevance |
|---|---|
| SDMX | Exchange of statistical data and metadata |
| UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics | Quality and independence of official data |
| W3C PROV | Provenance of derived products |
Access requires an authorized project with an accountable owner, data terms and a review plan. Enquiries go to contact@therisk.global.
Each term as this page uses it. Where a standard-setting body defines the term, the wording follows that body.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Controlled vocabulary | An agreed list of terms used to describe data consistently. |
| Semantic interoperability | Agreement on the meaning of exchanged data so that systems interpret it the same way. |
| Data provenance | A record of where data came from and how it was changed on its way to an analysis. |
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